Mild personal cleansing bar composition with balanced surfactants, fatty acids, and paraffin wax

A personal cleansing bar comprising:

• A. from about 4% to about 32% of essentially saturated long chain (C.sub.15 -C.sub.22) synthetic surfactant selected from the group consisting of:
• alkyl sulfate, alkyl sarcosinate, alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate, and mixtures thereof;
• B. from about 4% to about 30% of paraffin wax having a melting point of from about 130.degree. F./54.degree. C. to about 180.degree. F./82.degree. C.;
• C. from about 40% to about 70% lathering mild synthetic surfactant selected from C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 acyl isethionate, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 sodium acyl sarcosinate, and mixtures thereof;
• and wherein at least about 10% of said bar is said mild lathering C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 acyl isethionate;
• D. from about 2% to about 30% stearic and lauric free fatty acids having a ratio of from about 5:1 to about 10:1, and mixtures thereof;
• E. from about 2% to about 15% soap;
• F. from about 2% to about 8% sodium isethionate;
• G. from 0% to about 2% sodium chloride;
• H. from about 1.5% to about 10% water;
• I. from 0% to about 5% of cationic polymer;
• and
• wherein said bar has a pH of from about 4.0 to about 9.0.

A personal cleansing bar comprising:

• A. from about 4% to about 32% of essentially saturated long chain (C.sub.15 -C.sub.22) synthetic surfactant selected from the group consisting of:
• alkyl sulfate, alkyl sarcosinate, alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate, and mixtures thereof;
• B. from about 4% to about 30% of paraffin wax having a melting point of from about 130.degree. F./54.degree. C. to about 180.degree. F./82.degree. C.;
• C. from about 30% to about 45% lathering mild synthetic surfactant selected from C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 acyl isethionate, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate, C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 sodium acyl sarcosinate, and mixtures thereof;
• and wherein at least about 10% of said bar is said mild lathering C.sub.12 -C.sub.14 acyl isethionate;
• D. from about 2% to about 30% of a mixture of stearic and lauric free fatty acids having a ratio of from about 2:1 to about 6:1, and mixtures thereof;
• E. from about 2% to about 15% soap;
• F. from about 2% to about 8% sodium isethionate;
• G. from 0% to about 2% sodium chloride;
• H. from about 1.5% to about 10% water;
• I. from 0% to about 5% of cationic polymer;
• and
• wherein said bar has a pH of from about 4.0 to about 9.0.